Seemingly Unrelated

1. Neighbor had baby number five at home. And she and her husband can support them all. While juggling bowling balls and dull steak knives.
   
2. I've grown enough sense to know that wanting another pet is not the same as needing one.
3. Saw a raccoon tonight; I can't help thinking they are cute, even though they used to turn over my flower garden on a regular basis.
4. They don't any more, largely due to a (different) neighbor whose sole purpose in life is transporting litters of pesky raccoons to the mountains. Whilst stoned and/or drunk.
   
5. The word "whilst". I periodically try to revive speech patterns from Victorian-era novels. That usually lasts one day in a row.